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Cabot Public School District elections (2016)
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Two of the seven seats on the Cabot Public School District school board were up for general election on September 20, 2016. Position 2 incumbent Brian Evans and Position 6 incumbent Donna Nash ran for re-election unopposed. Due to the lack of opposition, the election was canceled and the incumbents were automatically re-elected.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Cabot Public School District is overseen by a seven-member board elected by district to five-year terms. Position 2 and Position 6 were up for general election on September 20, 2016. There was no primary election.[2]
Individuals interested in running for the school board had to be at least 18 years of age and registered to vote. Candidates were required to gather petition signatures from at least 20 voters registered in the school district. This petition of candidacy had to be submitted to the Arkansas Secretary of State by June 12, 2016. School board candidates also had to reside in the school district and could not be convicted of a felony.[3]
Candidates and results
Position 2
Results
Due to lack of opposition the election was canceled and Evans was automatically re-elected.
Candidates
Brian Evans 
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Position 6
Results
Due to lack of opposition the election was canceled and Nash was automatically re-elected.
Candidates
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Additional elections
The Arkansas school board elections did not share the ballot with any other elections in 2016.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the annual Arkansas school board elections in 2016:[4]
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| July 5, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| July 18, 2016 | Statement of financial interest due |
| August 8, 2016 | Deadline to register to vote in school board elections |
| September 20, 2016 | Election Day |
| October 11, 2016 | School board runoff election date |
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Campaign finance
No candidate filed a campaign finance report in the election.[5]
Candidates were not required to file a campaign finance report if they did not receive contributions or did not make expenditures in excess of $500.00.[6]
What was at stake?
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About the district
- See also: Cabot Public School District, Arkansas
The Cabot Public School District is located in Lonoke County in central Arkansas. The county seat is Lonoke, although Cabot is the largest city in the county. Cabot was home to 25,587 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.[7] The district was the seventh-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,426 students.[8]
Demographics
Cabot outperformed Arkansas as a whole in terms of median household income, poverty rates, and higher education attainment between 2010 and 2015. The median household income in Cabot was $57,635, compared to $41,26 statewide. The city's poverty rate was 13.1 percent, compared to 18.9 for the entire state. The Census Bureau also found that 24.0 percent of Cabot residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 20.6 percent across all of Arkansas.[7]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
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See also
| Cabot Public School District | Arkansas | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Phone conversation with Lonoke County Clerk," August 29, 2016
- ↑ Cabot Public School District, "School Board Elections," accessed August 1, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas School Boards Association, "Board Candidates," accessed August 3, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election dates," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Financial Disclosure Search," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Financial Disclosure," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 U.S. Census, "Quick Facts: Cabot," accessed July 30, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election Results," accessed July 31, 2013
| 2016 Cabot Public School District Elections | |
| Lonoke County, Arkansas | |
| Election date: | September 20, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Position 2: Brian Evans Position 6: Donna Nash |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
